PEORIA — Peoria District 150 School Board members reached a consensus late Wednesday on a candidate to fill the vacant Third District seat.

The board will contact the seven remaining applicants Thursday and announce their selection later in the day. Former board member Laura Petelle withdrew her name from the original eight applicants.

Candidates were interviewed Tuesday and Wednesday. Board members will vote on their selection at the Aug. 11 board meeting. The new board member also will be sworn in at that meeting.

Sue Wolstenholm created a vacancy for one of three seats representing the Third District when she resigned in July after beating incumbent Petelle in the March election.

The remaining applicants are Lara Aaron, a vice president of CSE Software Inc.; Dan Adler, a Caterpillar Inc. engineer active in Kellar Primary School PTO; Jon F. Bateman; Jeff Lickiss, a former Peoria County Board member; Melvin McCaw; Nancy Overcash, a former Morton District 709 School Board member; and Phil Romanus, a former co-president of Peoria High Booster’s Club.

The appointee would serve one year, until the 2015 School Board election.

The Third District covers an area roughly north of Forrest Hill Avenue.

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